November 2022

Nia Lewis “Natural hair is tough.” This viewpoint is common amongst women nearing the tip of their braided, bantu-knotted and picked rope styles lengthening their preparing process to hours. It’s also a preferred sentiment with those preferring relaxers and sew-ins with treated leave-outs. Each side have supporters.  Following an uptick in early influencers like Vanisha S. and Kendra and Kelsey Murrell sharing takes on why chemical-free hair was value trying, the second wave of the natural hair movement grew roots within the 2010s. With the arrival of social media, it was easier than ever to construct a platform, share details about hair and find community. Unlike its predecessor over 50 years earlier, this natural hair wasn’t solely a political statement; it was about...